Interim vs Imminent - What's the difference?
interim | imminent |
transitional
temporary
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 5
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
, work=BBC Sport
A transitional or temporary period between other events.
about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
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As adjectives the difference between interim and imminent
is that interim is transitional while imminent is about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.As a noun interim
is a transitional or temporary period between other events.interim
English
Adjective
(-)- Iraq's government is ''"interim'''.
- You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.
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Noun
(en noun)- His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim .